Stock-rest



J. MGVANB.

STOCK REST.

(ModeL) Patented Oct. 9 1883".

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS. v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MOVANE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

STOCK-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 286,462, dated October9, 1883.

Application filed May 16, 1883. (Modem iently portable, and at the sametime practi cable, and such that it maybe easily adjusted to suit thewidth, thickness, and length of the stuff being worked.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis'specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view, showing my new and improved stock-restas it appears when attached to the bench for use; and Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the sliding pawlblock that carries the vertical barof the stockrest.

A is the vertical main bar of the stock-rest. This bar is formed withthe series of notches a, so that it may be held at any desired elevationwithin its limit of movement by the pawl c, pivoted to the block B, inthe dovetailed groove 2) of which block the said bar A is placed andheld.

The block B, besides being formed with the vertical dovetailed groove1), is formed with the horizontal T-shaped groove d in its oppositeface, whereby the block is adapted to fit upon the guide-rail G, whichis T-shaped in cross-section. This guide-rail G is made in sections,each section being about two and onehalf feet in length, suitable to beconveniently packed in a tool-"chest, and the sections are adapted to besecured to the side board, f, of the bench D by the screws 6 6, so thatthey may be detached at pleasure.

The upper end of the vertical bar A is formed or provided with thecross-head A, that supports the timber being planed or otherwise worked,and this cross-head is by preference made'T-shaped in cross-section, andhas the dog E fitted upon it for holding the timber upon the cross-headagainst lateral movement, and this dog is made movable on the crosshead,so that it may be adjusted to suit various thicknesses of timber, and isprovided with the setscrew 9, whereby it may be secured at any desiredposition upon the crosshead A as the timber requires.

The vertical bar A will be about one foot in length, and the guiderail Cwill be secured to the side board, ,1, of the bench D about nine inchesfrom the top of the bench, so that the bar may be raised in block B forvery narrow stud", and lowered therein for working very wide stuff.

The block B and guide-rail G will by preference be made of cast-iron,while the other parts of the rest will be by preference made ofmalleable cast-iron.

Constructed in this manner it will be seen that the rest is adapted forall of the adjust-- ments required, and the changes may be eas ilyeffected. Besides, it may be easily detached from the bench, and alltaken apart and packed in small space in a tool-chest for carrying fromplace to place, and it is cheap, strong, and durable.

Having thus described myinvention, what I desire to claim, and secure byLetters Patent,

said notches, substantially as shown and described.

JAMES MOVANE. Witnesses:

EDWIN H. DARLING, ANNIE M. GOUGHLIN.

